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A dramatist is one who believes that the pure event, an action involving human beings, is more arresting than any comment that can be made upon it.

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Thornton Wilder
Age: 78 †
Born: 1897
Born: April 17
Died: 1975
Died: December 7
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Thornton Niven Wilder
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